Care assistant
| Highest | $2,900 / mo · Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Experience | 0–1 yrs |
| Degree | Not required |
| First paycheck | 1 year of training in Germany, with monthly stipend |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Hong KongIELTS 6.0–6.5 · HK–200k | $2,900max |
| SingaporeIELTS 6.5 · SGD 18–35k | $2,900 |
| United KingdomIELTS 6.0–7.0 · £11–38k | $2,900 |
| AustraliaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · AUD 30–50k | $2,650 |
| IrelandIELTS 6.0–6.5 · €10–25k | $2,600 |
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $2,550 |
What does the day look like?
Your day is spent on the body: bed-baths, shower transfers, incontinence pad changes, dressing, repositioning to prevent pressure ulcers, heating meals, pureeing food for dysphagia, spoon-feeding, and logging fluids on paper or a phone. For movement you use Invacare or Arjo hoists, slide sheets and walking frames. You prompt pre-dosed Dosette boxes, sign MAR or eMAR logs, record pulse, temperature and distress in Log my Care, CareLineLive or KareInn on a phone, wash linens at 60 degrees Celsius and sanitise commodes and food surfaces.
70% of the shift is that physical and domestic work, 15% is notes and handover, 15% is walks, talk and reassurance. Day shifts run 07:00 to 15:00 or 08:00 to 20:00 in 12-hour blocks, nights 20:00 to 08:00. In home care you visit 4 to 12 homes per day on broken shifts with travel between addresses, and weekend and holiday work is mandatory in care homes.
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